the struggle when your three year old has an excellent vocabulary

"Mommy you have a humongous tummy. An a humongous butt!"

Thanks, Claire. You know just how to brighten my day.

our favorite park

The girls and I have a new favorite park. It is about 1.5 miles from our house, so jogging there is a nice way for me to sneak in some exercise.

The best part of it is that even the "big" equipment isn't too challenging for the girls. And there are no busy roads nearby, so I can even relax a little bit.

Doing a bit of climbing.

It wasn't too crowded either- we were the only ones there for the first 20 minutes or so- which is a bonus when you are trying to keep track of two toddlers (preschoolers?!?) with a propensity to run in opposite directions.

deep thoughts with claire

As I was leaving after tucking her in...

"Wait mommy! You have to listen to me! Otherwise you will fall in the water and get eaten by dangerous sharks. Daddy didn't listen to me..."

For those concerned, Justin is at work- I don't believe he will be encountering sharks anytime in the foreseeable future.

On drinking milk...

"Babies drink milk from bottles or from those (pointing to my chest). We do not drink milk from those because we are not babies, we are big girls."

Duly noted, Claire.

safety patrol

I gave the girls grapes with their lunch. I cut the grapes in half for safety reasons. Audrey found one I missed and told me "mama, you need to cut this grape. If it is like that (whole) we choke".